Factors That Influence Health Care Usage Tricia Taylor
HCS/ 310
7/24/17
Factors That Influence Health Care Usage
There are a few factors that influence the use of Healthcare here in the United States.
One factor would be Health insurance the next is patient demographics such as age (growing elderly population).
Aging is often associated with an increase in healthcare usage. As people age, they often have a use for more health services such as hospital visits and prescription medicines. During the late 1990's, people that were over the age of 65 experienced as much as three times the hospital visits per thousand than the general population. This number increased to people over the age of 75. Information from the National Health
HCS/ 310
7/24/17
Factors That Influence Health Care Usage
There are a few factors that influence the use of Healthcare here in the United States.
One factor would be Health insurance the next is patient demographics such as age (growing elderly population).
Aging is often associated with an increase in healthcare usage. As people age, they often have a use for more health services such as hospital visits and prescription medicines. During the late 1990's, people that were over the age of 65 experienced as much as three times the hospital visits per thousand than the general population. This number increased to people over the age of 75. Information from the National Health